Hood-support.



F. CFBIEBOW.

HOOD SUPPORT. APPLICATION FILED AUG.1I.19I6.

Patented Mar; 13, 1917.

I mobile, broken away, showing-one FREDERICK C. BIEBOW. 0F DENVER, COLORADO.

HOOD-SUPPORT.

Application filed. August 11, 1916.

\ automobiles and its principal object is the provision of a simple and inexpensive 'device adapted to support a hood section in partially raised position to enable air to circulate around the engine of the automobile and thereby aid in cooling same. v A further object of the invention is to so design the supports that they may be permanently located on the automobile structure and that they will not interfere with the closing of v the hood sections when desirable but will,

on the contrary, permit such ready closure and aid in holding the sections against vi-' bration. Further and more detailed objects and advantages of my invention will later appear in this specification.

In the single sheet of drawings accompanying this application and forming a part thereof- Figure 1 is a front elevation of an autoportions of the radiator being hood section in closed position and the other section partially raised; and

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detailed perspective showing one of the hood supports prior to its application to the machine.

eferring particularly to Fig. 2, it will be seen that my device comprises a single strip of metal, preferably spring steel with an enamel surface, so bent and shaped as to provide foot 5, a slightly inclined shank 6, a bent back portion 7 which is substantially parallel with the shank 6, a slightly downwardly inclined bottom portion 8 and a backwardly bent portion 9 preferably ending in a. slightly flaring lip 10; the portions 7, 8, and 9 forming a pocket adapted to receive and retain the lower edge of a hood section.

As will be clear from an inspection of Fig. 1 my supports S are adapted to be used in pairs, one being mounted at each side of the machine. In the particular type of machine illustrated the supports are mounted with the feet 5 resting on the channel mem- Specification of Letters Patent.

when the hood is Patented Mar. 13,1917. Serial No. 114,367.

bers 11 of the frame. This style of machine is provided with molding shaped members 12 which are located above the channels 11 and therefore in this instance the foot 5 is slipped under the molding 12 and then is secured in position by bending up the outer extremity of the foot around the molding 12, as shown in Fig. 1, to clench the sup port firmly in position.

As shown at the left hand side of F ig. 1, closed the support S just clears the inner side of the hood member H thus permitting it to be locked in the usual manner by the clamp 13. In this position the support S bears with a slight springy action against the inner side of the hood section and tends to reduce its tendency to vibrate.

When it is desired to raise the hood mem bers to enable air to circulate around the engine, the hood section is lifted until it clears the support and then the support is slightly bent outwardly, as indicated at the right hand side of Fig. 1, until its pocket is in po sition to receive the lower edge of the hood section which is then placed therein. The reentrant angle at 14: between the bottom and the outer side of the pocket receives the lower edge of the hood section therein and by the slight wedging action produced holds the section against rattling. Tendency'to rattling-is also reduced by the fact that the support S is under stress and therefore holds the hood section firmly against the guides.

It will be obvious that on machines not constructed in exactly the manner of that chosen for purposes of illustration any other convenient means of securing the foot 5 to the frame such as bolts, clamps, or the like, may be employed without in any way departing from my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a device of the class described, a single strip of metal bent to constitute a foot, a shank, and a pocket adapted to receive the lower edge of an automobile hood.

2. In a device of the class described, a

single strip of metal shaped to constitute a 7 foot, a shank slightly inclined from the ver- 3. In a device of the class described, a single strip of spring steel shaped to constitute a foot, a shank slightly inclined from the vertical, and a pocket inclosed on the front, rear and bottom but open on the top and ends, the angle between the bottom and front of said pocket being reentrant where by there is produced a slight wedging action on the lower edge of an automobile hood resting in said pocket.

l. In combination with the side frame members of an automobile, a pair of hood supports mounted on said side members at points below the hood, each of said supports comprising a single strip of metal bent to constitute a foot which rests on one of said side members, a shank, and a pocket adjacent the upper end of said shank, said pocket being adapted to receive the lower edge of one of the hood sections of said automobile.

.5. In combination with the side frame members of an automobile, a pair of hood supports mounted on said side members at points below the hood, each of said supports comprising a single strip of metal bent to constitute an outwardly turned foot which rests on one of said side members, a shank slightly inwardly inclined from the vertical, and a pocket on the outer side of said shank adjacent its upper end, said pocket being adapted to receive the lower edge of one of the hood sections of said automobile.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature.

FREDERICK G. BIEBOW.

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